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Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox got off to a quick start after a dreadful 2012 season, giving new manager John Farrell an 8-2 win over the barely recognizable New York Yankees on opening day Monday.
Newcomer Shane Victorino led a revamped Red Sox lineup with three RBIs and rookie Jackie Bradley Jr. walked three times and scored twice in his big league debut. Boston's big day against CC Sabathia (0-1) came a year after it lost its first three games under Bobby Valentine and went on to a 69-93 finish.
Facing a Yankees lineup minus injured Derek Jeter for the first time since 2001 and just three starters from opening day a year ago, Lester (1-0) gave up five hits and two runs in five sharp innings against the defending AL East champions.
Yankees stars Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira also are on the disabled list.
Bradley, meanwhile, made an immediate impact after earning a spot with a strong spring training performance.
In his first plate appearance, the ever-smiling 22-year-old worked a one-out walk after falling behind 0-2. That helped Boston touch up for four runs in the second inning — and start the angry rumblings of 49,514 anxious Yankees fans.
Young No. 44 then stole a potential RBI hit from Robinson Cano with a running, twisting grab in a swirling wind in left field in the third. Bradley added an RBI groundout in the seventh.
The punchless Yankees had just one hit after the fifth inning against five relievers in losing a season opener at home for the first time since 1982, after 11 straight wins.
Adding to the tough day all around for New York, rain in the ninth inning sent fans running for cover while the Red Sox scored three times against a mustachioed Joba Chamberlain.
Jacoby Ellsbury had a sharp two-run infield single that first baseman Lyle Overbay, picked up off waivers only a week ago, couldn't handle for his third hit. Victorino singled home Bradley to add to the romp.
One team in New York won on Monday, though. In a first, the Yankees and Mets opened on the same day at the same time. The Mets finished off an 11-2 victory while their Bronx counterparts were in the eighth inning.
Before the game, the Yankees held a tribute to the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., and honored first responders at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Both teams wore a patch that included the Newtown seal, a black memorial ribbon and 26 stars, one for each victim.
No matter the colorful history between the clubs, the reality in 2013 is this: The two teams that have dominated the division for more than a decade enter opening day with considerably less swagger.
Heck, the Yankees played as if they were still trying to get to know each other — and they were, with several March acquisitions.
The Bleacher Creatures' roll call was loaded with new names because of injuries and the departures of free agents Nick Swisher and Russell Martin.
One name the Creatures did include was closer Mariano Rivera, who is coming back from a torn knee ligament and said during spring training he plans to retire at the end of the season.
But he wasn't needed in this one after Boston jumped out to an early lead. That was enough for Lester, who looked more like the pitcher who won at least 15 games every year from 2008-11 and not the one who went 9-14 last year.
Boston wasn't at full strength, either. David Ortiz is on the disabled list with sore heels, the first time he was not the Red Sox designated hitter for the opener since Jeremy Giambi in 2003.
The Red Sox had only four players from their opening-day lineup last year starting in this one: Dustin Pedroia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Ellsbury and Lester, making his third consecutive such start.
Even weirder: former gritty Red Sox star Kevin Youkilis was clean-shaved and in Yankees pinstripes.
Making his 10th opening-day start overall, Sabathia settled after the second to allow four runs and eight hits.
Francisco Cervelli, who spent nearly all last season in Triple-A, had a two-run single off Lester in the fourth and made a swift tag on Ellsbury sliding into home plate in the sixth.
NOTES: Former Yankees outfielder and manager Lou Piniella bounced a ceremonial first pitch to groans from the fans. ... Paul McCartney will play a concert at Fenway Park on July 9. ... Yankees GM Brian Cashman, who broke his leg skydiving during spring training, rolled by a group of reporters outside the Yankees clubhouse with his leg up on a self-propelled scooter. ... The New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers both opened at home in 1956. ... Jeter worked out at the Yankees' complex in Tampa, Fla.


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Movie review: 'Closed Circuit'
You don't really need to know much about the British legal system to get totally involved in the stories and the accompanying tension of "Closed Circuit." You don't have to understand the difference between barristers and advocates (they're both lawyers) or what it means when a judge (or whatever they're called in England) orders a recess at a trial, then says to the barristers and advocates remaining in the courtroom, "Wigs off!"
Yet even if you did get how all of that stuff works, the busy plotting and side-plotting in this legal thriller centering on a terrorist trial would still likely generate some confusion. But it really doesn't matter. If things are a little hard to understand while they're being woven together and then played out, everything makes sense in the end. And that's fine. The characters are involved in a big twisty mystery, so why shouldn't viewers also have a bit of trouble figuring out what's really going on?
What's going on at the very start of "Closed Circuit" is plain and simple. Director John Crowley kicks it off in unnerving style, reminiscent of what Brian De Palma did so well in his '70s film, with multiple images flashing up across the screen, all of them shots from surveillance cameras, all focusing on bustling London streets, all building to a massive terrorist explosion.
Six months later, a trial has begun. Our hero (or is he an anti-hero?), Martin (Eric Bana) is a successful barrister who has just been brought in to defend Farroukh (Denis Moschitto), the man implicated in the bombing that killed 120 people. It's briefly remarked that Martin has taken over for another barrister who just committed suicide. There's also the introduction of Claudia (Rebecca Hall), who will serve as Farroukh's special advocate, working alongside but not actually together with Martin.
Here's some of that Brit law business. Even though Martin and Claudia are on the same side of the case, due to the existence of some "secret evidence," they're not allowed to communicate with each other. But since they're former lovers and aren't exactly on speaking terms these days, that's no big deal. Yet the fact that there was an affair between them, and they're not telling anyone, is enough to make their involvement in the case just this side of illegal. All of that, and the plot hasn't even begun to thicken. But it sure does.
This is a film about paranoia, about people wondering if they're being watched, if they're being followed, about national security and whether or not the government should be called the good guys or the bad guys. Martin and Claudia have plenty of murky business to deal with – seriously, how does one even start to grasp the idea of "secret evidence?" – when suddenly the Secret Service is involved (and they're not very friendly), there's talk of an informant who might or might not talk, and we meet Joanna (Julia Stiles), an American journalist who's snooping around with questions about that first barrister's supposed suicide.
Though it all starts with a horrifying explosion, it's mostly a movie of words and worries, until it seamlessly and at first unnoticeably turns into a full-blown thriller. Points of view from public surveillance cameras keep popping up, making sure we know that people are, indeed, being watched, that out in the real world, you and I are being watched.
John Crowley gives us some terrific cinematic moments, such as when he juxtaposes scenes of Martin questioning Farroukh with scenes of Claudia, in some other location, questioning Farroukh's wife and son. Crowley attains a whole different feel when he shows us the thoughts of Martin and Claudia, silently thinking of each other, flashing back to when they were in happier times.
It's a film where complications not only ensue, they keep getting more complicated, before they're resolved. It has a conclusion that initially feels tacked on, dealing with issues of justice and injustice, of fairness and morality, but then ends up feeling just right.
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BROCKTON – The grow lights at Brockton's first medical marijuana dispensary could be warming up West Chestnut Street by next winter's thaw.
In Good Health Inc., the nonprofit that received a state license earlier this year to operate out of a warehouse at 1200 West Chestnut St., begins its city permitting process in earnest this week.
The dispensary operator is scheduled to appear before the Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday and the Conservation Commission on Thursday. After approvals from those boards, the next step would be site plan review before the Planning Board.
"We look forward to the opportunity to further discuss our plans with these local boards and anticipate a February 1, 2015 opening," In Good Health's President & CEO David Noble said in an email.
Noble originally said the plan was to open by the end of 2014. If the nonprofit receives city approval, it must then seek final approval from the state Department of Public Health.
To get this far, the dispensary has faced a variety of financial and administrative hurdles, and must still contend with local officials and neighbors who could trip up its progress.
"It's not all cut-and-dried," said Ward 3 Councilor Dennis Eaniri, who represents the dispensary's neighborhood.
Eaniri said the size of the facility – 16,000 square feet – is large enough to handle its anticipated volume of patients, but that the property itself is in poor shape and should be improved before the dispensary opens.
"If I was going to lease a building I would want to make sure my building was spiffed up," Eaniri said.
Mark Abrams, co-owner of the property, declined to discuss the dispensary through a secretary. Co-owner Neal Abrams could not be reached for comment.
Noble said he has been in contact with Eaniri and plans to re-pave sections of the parking lot.
"It is an industrial building but we plan for the dispensary space to be attractive and inviting," Noble said. "To the extent that any concerns emerge, we plan to be responsive in addressing them."
Jay Lynch, executive director of The Arc of the South Shore, a nonprofit serving children and adults with developmental disabilities, said he is not sure if the organization will send anyone to the permit hearings, but that staff members have been discussing the dispensaries in meetings.
"We're waiting to see what happens," Lynch said.
Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure in November 2012 that legalized medical marijuana. On Jan. 31, the state issued the first 20 of 35 total dispensary licenses.
In Good Health replaced Douglas Noble as CEO before submitting its final application because his financial troubles, the Boston Globe reported in February. He was replaced by his son David Noble, an account manager for a medical equipment company and former nursing home administrator.
Noble is joined by Barry Kirshner, serving as the nonprofit's chief operating and chief financial operator. Kirshner is a CPA and former head of a plastics company.
In Good Health had to show at least $500,000 in a bank account for its initial DPH approval. It must also pay Brockton a $5,000 application fee, up from the minimum $1,500 required by the state, according to the city clerk's office.
Beyond that, Noble said he does not have a host agreement with the city but is open to helping Brockton "meet its financial challenges."
"We plan to be an active supporter of local programs and a committed participant in this community," Noble said.
Mayor Bill Carpenter did not respond to requests for comment. His former campaign manager, Mark Lawton, unsuccessfully submitted an application for a dispensary in Brockton.
Carpenter previously said he had problems with the state's selection process, but that he would support In Good Health if it brought tax and water revenue into the city and was "done properly."
During the first year of operation, Noble said he anticipates $1.595 million in revenue and 500 patients served.
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Vampire Diaries' Julie Plec on 100 Episodes, Crafty Katherine and Damon's Downward Spiral
[Warning: This story contains spoilers from Thursday'sThe Vampire Diaries.Read at your own risk!]
"Of course it worked, I'm Katherine Pierce."
In true Vampire Diaries fashion, the milestone 100th episode ended with a huge twist. Just moments away from death, Katherine (Nina Dobrev) decided to use the Travellers' spell on her doppelganger Elena allowing her to live another day.
"Katherine is one crafty little beyotch," executive producer Julie Plec tells TVGuide.com. "She's not going to let anything happen that will compromise her identity so we'll see how long she succeeds at being able to do that, but my money is on Katherine. She is notoriously pretty good at being Elena Gilbert."
The Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev, Candice Accola, Kat Graham look back on 100 episodes
The hour also served as a tribute for fans, and brought back some of the series' favorite fallen characters like Vicki (Kayla Ewell), Alaric (Mathew Davis), and Aunt Jenna (Sara Canning) among others. In one of the show'ssexier scenes, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) returned from New Orleans where he and Caroline (Candice Accola) finally gave in to their hot sexual tension. But was the hookup just a one-time thing? Will Caroline and Tyler (Michael Trevino) rekindle their relationship now that he's back? And what about the future of Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena? Plec dissects the episode's burning questions and more.
You've hit 100 episodes! What does it mean to you to reach this milestone?
Julie Plec: It means we survived. It means we a have a reason to be as proud as we are. It means we did something right and that people who love the show loved it so vividly it allowed it to stick around. So it's all positive.
Talk about the big scene where you brought back all those old characters.
Plec: It was great. We carved out an entire day to shoot that one scene and it was a Thursday before the last day of shooting which was Friday and then the big party was Saturday so it was like the beginning of the party. It was also the first and only scene where all of those people had been in the same room together and shot at the same time. The [unit production manager] told me when they set up for rehearsal the whole crew stopped their work to watch because they felt like it was a really big deal and it was.
The Vampire Diaries' Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley look back on 100 episodes
Was there anything in the episode you had to cut for time?
Plec: Actually, thank God, this episode we were actually able to get away with [almost everything]. There were some fun lines and extra little beats we had to lose, but when all was said and done we were able to keep the story complete.
So how long will Katherine prolong her inevitable death by being inside Elena's body?
Plec: Well I can't say how long, but I can say that Katherine is one crafty little beyotch so she's not going to let anything happen that will compromise her identity. So we'll see how long she succeeds at being able to do that, but my money is on Katherine. She is notoriously pretty good at being Elena Gilbert.
Talk about the decision to show Katherine's real first meeting with Stefan (Paul Wesley).
Plec: It was two-fold. It was one way for Katherine to throw a little dig in at Damon [saying] in the question of who I love more, guess who? And the other was to dig at him to say, "Hey listen, this doppelganger prophecy sounds ridiculous. I mean, who believes in the universe bringing two people together? And yet, I was minding my own business when who did I see? Stefan Salvatore and it changed the entire course of my life."
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Damon seems like he could be heading towards a downward spiral.
Plec: Yes and no. He ends this episode with a very clear goal, which is I'm going to get my girl back, but unfortunately his girl has been hijacked. So that's going to be an interesting development for him as he works hard to get the relationship back on track. There is also this beautiful new addition in our world in the form of Enzo (Michael Malarkey) so the good thing is that whatever Damon is going through he's not alone. He can't shake Enzo whether he wants to or not.
Damon and Stefan shared a great scene together. Will we have more of that soon?
Plec: The show is driven by the power of the relationship between those brothers; it's the meat and potatoes of the show. At the end of the day,these two brothers have fought and hated each other and have come back to each other over and over again and it's the most powerful element of the show so there will always be that connection. But [right now] clingy, manipulative and wonderful Enzo might get in the way of that.
Katherine and Stefan got really close in the last episodes. Now that she's alive, will that continue?
Plec: Well if there is one thing Katherine has made clear, it's that she wants Stefan Salvatore and she tends to get what she wants. So we'll see if he is able to figure out what she's up to in time.
Caroline and Klaus finally hooked up. Was this something you always planned for once he was moving to The Originals and was it a one-time thing done for the fans?
Plec: Well, you say done for the fans, but you still get 7 million hate tweets so I wouldn't say that. But I do think it's closure and that extra step in their journey that we were not able to see before Klaus went off. Now they made a promise to each other that it's one time only and that he would be forever gone and presumably he'll live up to that promise. So for now it's definitely the end of the journey they're having together and we'd dare not be so foolish to say anymore.
What about Caroline and Tyler now that he also came back to Mystic Falls?
Plec: Well it is a reconnection of these two who have so many feelings for each other and so much history. She's been so angry with him for leaving her repeatedly and, ultimately, I think now the tables have turned a little bit because he might have a reason to be angry with her if he finds out what she did.
Finally, what would you say is the theme of the next chapter?
Plec: The next chapter is how much damage can Katherine do and what are the repercussions of the events of Episode 100? Then past that towards the end, we'll start to understand how the doppelganger prophecy as believed by the Travellers [works], what it means for the remaining doppelgangers and we'll be unraveling the mysteries of the Travellers and how it's going to impact our heroes and the rest of Mystic Falls.
What did you think of the 100th episode? Was it everything you hoped for and more? Tell us below!
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Durable long-lasting Meyco safety covers are strong enough to support your entire family, yet light enough to install or remove from your pool in minutes! Crafted from super-strong, two-ply Maycolite® mesh, Meyco safety covers resist rot, mildew, sunlight and chlorine damage and have a break strength of over 4,000 lbs. The cover is held in place with Meyco's time-tested spring-loaded brass "Pop-Up" anchoring system that recesses flush with your deck when not in use. If you have children or small pets in your home or neighborhood, nothing provides better protection against accidental drowning than Meyco rectangle safety pool covers for in-ground swimming pools.
Meyco's fine lightweight mesh allows rain and snow to seep through, but screens out leaves and debris, making spring clean-up a snap! Just vacuum out the fine silt, and you're ready for a new season! The cover is forest green and backed by a 12-Year Warranty. 2 years full.
Meyco covers are a long-term investment in safety, protection and peace-of-mind. Each cover comes complete with spring-loaded brass "Pop-Up" anchoring system, stainless steel buckles and protective cover springs, installation tool and heavy-duty storage bag. Meyco is quite simply one of the leading names in pool cover technology. The first company to produce pool covers, Meyco has gone on to develop better and more durable covers since they invented them in the 50s.
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Greece's former finance minister faces prosecution
Greece's coalition government called on Monday for the indictment of former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou for allegedly removing the names of three of his relatives from a list of Swiss bank account holders whose tax records were to be re-examined.
Seventy-one deputies from the three-party coalition signed the proposal to indict Papaconstantinou for allegedly tampering with a public document and breach of duty — offenses that would carry a maximum 10-year jail term, according to legal experts.
Papaconstantinou, 51, served as finance minister between 2009 and 2011 in the previous Socialist government. But his party, which is part of the new conservative-led administration, is backing the proposed indictment.
The former minister has angrily denied the allegations, insisting the names were removed without his knowledge.
Despite the ongoing recession and frequent reports of financial scandals, prosecution of public figures is rare in Greece, largely due to strict statutes of limitation originally designed to prevent chaotic political feuds.
Under the proposed indictment, Papaconstantinou allegedly removed the names of his first cousin, her husband, and another relative from a list of some 2,000 account holders at Swiss branches of the British lender HSBC.
The list was provided by French authorities in 2010 from data on 24,000 customers reportedly stolen from the bank. Greek prosecutors found the three missing names last week after requesting that the French government resend the information.
Authorities are using the list of 2,000 Greek account holders to investigate possible tax evasion, and the public has sharply criticized their governments for taking so long to complete such probes as the country struggles to survive its deep financial crisis.
Parliament would have to approve an inquiry into Papaconstantinou's handling of the case, then vote to strip him of political immunity before he could stand trial. The three-party governing coalition controls 166 of Parliament's 300 seats, but no votes on the issue have been scheduled.
The catalog of Greek names has been dubbed the "Lagarde List," after Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, who was France's finance minister in 2010.


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Your Sunday book section review section might have stopped reviewing poetry during the Carter administration. But if it doesn't have suggestions, the National Book Critics Circle does. The NBCC polled its members and came up with a list of five of their favorite recent poetry titles, posted at bookcriticscircle.blogspot.com/2008/02/nbccs-good-reads-winter-list.html. The top vote-getters included Mary Jo Bang's Elegy (Graywolf, 2007), also a finalist for the NBCC poetry award www.bookcriticscircle.blogspot.com. The NBCC will announce the winner of its annual poetry and other prizes on March 6 in a ceremony at the New School in New York.
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Has the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) been seduced by Google's famous promise to "do no evil"? That's the question a lot of critics are asking in the wake of the Internet search giant's antitrust settlement with the FTC last week. The problem, critics say, isn't simply that Google got off lightly; it's that the FTC allowed Google to set the terms — both in defining whether the company's behavior was harmful and in setting the terms of its punishment.
"For critics of Google," NYU Information Law Institute fellow Nathan Newman writes on the Huffington Post, "the FTC decision is not bad news because we disagree with the results, but bad news because it reflects an enforcement agency failing to even ask the right questions."
(MORE: What Google's FTC Deal Means for the Patent Wars)
One of the central questions in the FTC's antitrust investigation was how exactly to determine whether Google's dominance in the search-engine business has caused harm — and to whom. Critics suggest that the FTC basically punted on this question, allowing Google to frame the terms of the question in a way that made it look good. As Edward Wyatt notes in the New York Times:
Instead of considering harm to people who come to Google to search for information, Google's competitors and their supporters say that the government should have been looking at whether Google's actions harmed its real customers — the companies that pay billions of dollars each year to advertise on Google's site.
There's no question that Google skews its search results to benefit companies and services it has a stake in, or that have paid money for the privilege. If you type a location into Google, for example, your first result will be Google Maps. There's a certain convenience to this, but there is a downside as well: by boosting its own map service, Google has given itself a giant leg up over competitors like MapQuest — remember them?
While in the short term consumers benefit from the convenience of getting an instant map in their search results, there could be harm in the long term if Google is able to use its dominance in the search-engine world to wipe out competitors in other areas. When a company doesn't have competitors, after all, there's much less incentive to innovate — and consumers as well as Google's competitors could suffer. That's why we have antitrust laws in the first place.
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But the FTC not only bought the argument that "Google likely benefited consumers by prominently displaying its vertical content on its search results page," it also bought the argument that this was the correct way to weigh whether or not harm is being done.
Along with faulting the FTC for the way it dealt with (or, rather, didn't deal with) the issue of "search bias," critics are also charging regulators with putting far too much faith in Google's willingness to fairly regulate itself.
Much like Microsoft before it, Joel West of Claremont Colleges writes on Seeking Alpha, Google has pushed "for self-regulation of the 'trust us' variety." And that's essentially what it got from the government, which basically took Google's word that it would allow companies like Yelp the ability to block Google's use of their data, and that it would lift restrictions on ad data.
As West notes, "Google's mantra of 'do no evil' seems to have convinced many that it's fundamentally trustworthy." Of course, West points out, "anyone who knows Google knows that it is no more 'pure of heart' than Microsoft was in the 1990s or IBM in the 1970s."
(MORE: Google's Attack on Apple Is Good News for Apple)
On Gizmodo, longtime Google critic Scott Cleland is even more scathing, offering a laundry list of complaints that have convinced him that Google can't be trusted:
Why does the FTC believe that they can trust Google to faithfully self-enforce: when Google violated the FTC's Google-Buzz enforceable privacy-consent decree in just eight months with the Google Safari hack; and when Google badly hoodwinked the FTC with voluntary promises to prematurely shut down its Google Street View wi-fi investigation, when the FCC's investigation subsequently concluded that Google systematically misrepresented its Street View wi-fi actions to the public and the FTC, and "deliberately impeded and delayed" the FCC's investigation? …
Why does Google warrant a special self-enforcement standard, when Google owns the single worst antitrust and privacy record of any major U.S. corporation; has well-established track records of misrepresentation and obstruction of justice; and owns an unabashed culture of unaccountability?
While the FTC has closed its case, these issues aren't going to go away anytime soon. The E.U. is still weighing a case against Google, and, in the U.S., some state attorneys general have also been talking about taking action. We'll have to see if the critics find a more receptive audience with them than they did at the FTC.


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Group 'sorry' Laura Bush wants out of gay-marriage ads
DALLAS - A pro-gay marriage group will replace ads that include former first lady Laura Bush speaking on the topic with a new ad this weekend after Bush said she did not want to be part of its campaign.
The Respect for Marriage Coalition said Thursday it appreciated Bush's previous comments, "but are sorry she didn't want to be included in an ad." The national advertising campaign of print, television and online ads that launched this week featured part of a Bush interview on CNN in which she says: "When couples are committed to each other and love each other then they ought to have the same sort of rights that everyone has."
The coalition made up of more than 80 organizations supporting gay marriage said the ad was part of "a public education campaign that will now move to new and different voices that reflect the depth and breadth of our support."
The ads that began running Wednesday also include clips of President Barack Obama, former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Secretary of Defense Colin Powell talking favorably about same-sex marriage.
Bush spokeswoman Anne MacDonald has said Bush asked to be removed from the campaign after learning she was being featured. MacDonald has said Bush "did not approve of her inclusion in this advertisement nor is she associated in any way with the group that made the ad."
After the coalition released its statement Thursday, MacDonald said Bush would have no further comment.
Cheney, whose daughter Mary is gay, said in a speech at the National Press Club in 2009 he supports gay marriage but believes that states, not the federal government, should make the decision. The Respect for Marriage Coalition's ad campaign featured a clip of Cheney telling the National Press Club that "freedom means freedom for everyone."
Powell was shown in a clip from CNN saying, "Allowing them to live together with the protection of the law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country." Obama's quote came from his inaugural address this year during which he said, "Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law."
The new ad starting this weekend features former Marine Cpl. Craig Stowell, who says that after finding out his brother was gay he "wanted the same rights for him."
"He was the best man at my wedding and I want to be the best man at his," said Stowell, who notes he is a Republican.


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Quilted blocks on the backsplash hint at the favorite pastime of the resident chef in this home! Fill your walls with your favorite quilt patterns using hand-painted tiles.
Painted Rug
A quilt pattern looks at home covering the floor of this classic kitchen. All it took was an assortment of paints and quality painter's tape to turn an ordinary floor into a thing of beauty.
Rental Agreements
Don't know what to do with a no-paint clause in your apartment contract? Add a colorful stand-up quilt to your space by stretching canvas around a framework and painting squares in your favorite colors.
Artisan Tiles
New products offer even more ways to spread quilt patterns around the house. Slip one of these signature tiles into a field of solid-color tiles on the floor or on a wall to create a great look for less money.
Mix and Match
Mismatched tiles surround a bathtub and give the feel of a crazy quilt. Begin your collection by picking up tiles on the discount table at your favorite tile shop, then keep your eyes open for salvaged tiles here and there.
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Painted diamonds add personal style to this cabinet and are repeated on the tabletop. For an easy project, cut a stencil. You can create a quilt on any piece of furniture or even on the border of a purchased curtain.
Square in a Square
It's all about the floor in this vanilla-white kitchen. Careful taping and a subdued color scheme will make the squares look sharp and crisp. Top with two or three coats of polyurethane for durability.
Quilted with Tile
The gray-and-white backsplash turns this cooking nook into a space filled with country charm. To duplicate the look, purchase white and gray tiles in the same size, then cut six tiles of each color into quarters on the diagonal-just like quilting! Note: You may want to hire a professional to install the tiles.
Make a Splash
Making a statement with quilts in the kitchen can be tough. Often cabinets or windows take away most of the available wall space. What's a quilter to do? Take a cue from homeowner Sandy Johnson who had custom Flying Geese tilework done on her backsplash. The timeless blue-and-white palette mixes well with other colors as Sandy's décor changes seasonally.
Oh, Baby!
Instead of hanging a quilt near a baby's bed, opt for this safe and beautiful alternative-paint one on the wall instead! Start by choosing a quilt pattern that lends itself to stenciling. Cut a stencil or find an appropriate quilting template. Then select paint colors that coordinate with the décor and you're ready to go. No doubt your efforts will result in a one-of-a-kind "wall quilt" that will mesmerize baby and visitors alike.


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CAIRO – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad discussed the crisis in Syria with his Egyptian counterpart Tuesday in the first visit by an Iranian leader to Cairo in more than three decades, marking a historic departure from years of frigid ties between the regional heavyweights.
Ahmadinejad's three-day visit, which is centered around an Islamic summit, is the latest sign of efforts by Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to improve relations, which have been cut since Iran's 1979 revolution.
Morsi's flirtation with Iran is seen as aiming to strike an independent foreign policy and broaden Egypt's connections after the ouster two years ago of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak, who kept close to the line of the United States. Such a visit by an Iranian leader would have been unthinkable under Mubarak, who was a close ally of the U.S. and shared Washington's deep suspicions of Tehran.
But the limits to how far Morsi can go were on display during Tuesday's visit. There are deep suspicions in overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim Egypt toward Iran and its Shiite clergy leadership. Also, Morsi's government was quick to reassure Arab Gulf nations, which are bitter rivals of Tehran and are concerned over the spread of its influence, that Egypt is intent on their security.
Sunni-Shiite tensions dominated talks Ahmadinejad held with Egypt's most prominent cleric, Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb, who heads the Sunni world's most prestigious religious institution, Al-Azhar.
El-Tayeb upbraided Ahmedinejad on a string of issues. He warned against Iranian interference in Gulf nations, particularly Bahrain, where the ruling Sunni minority has faced protests by the Shiite majority. He also said attempts to spread Shiite Islam in mainly Sunni Arab nations were unacceptable and demanded a halt to bloodshed in Syria, where Tehran's ally President Bashar Assad has been battling rebels, according to a statement by Al-Azhar about the meeting.
He also demanded Ahmedinejad come out against insults against the first caliphs who succeeded the Prophet Muhammad and other figures close to the prophet in the 7th Century. Those figures are widely resented among Shiites because they are seen as having pushed aside Ali, the prophet's son-in-law who Shiites consider his rightful successor. The dispute over succession is at the root of the centuries-old split between Islam's Shiite and Sunni sects.
The meeting was 'tense,' acknowledged an aide to the sheik, Hussein al-Shafie, at a press conference with Ahmadinejad afterward – which el-Tayeb did not join.
Morsi gave the Iranian leader a red-carpet welcome on the tarmac at Cairo airport, shaking his hand and exchanging a kiss on each cheek as a military honor guard stood at attention.
The two leaders then sat down for a 20-minute talk that focused on the civil war in Syria, security officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. Iran is Damascus' closest regional ally, while Egypt is among those that have called on Assad to step down.
In September, Morsi offered a package of incentives to Tehran to end its support for Assad. The proposal included the restoration of full diplomatic ties, which would be a significant prize for Iran given that Egypt is the most populous Arab nation and a regional Sunni powerhouse.
Morsi's offer garnered no response from Iran, although officials from both countries have continued to hold talks on the Syrian conflict in recent months.
Such diplomatic overtures have raised concerns among Sunni Gulf nations, who are keeping a close eye on the Iranian leader's visit. The Gulf states, who are opposed to Iran's regional policies, accuse Iran of supporting Shiite minorities in the Gulf, and harbor concerns about Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
Morsi and the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood group from which he hails have sought to ease Gulf concerns about its improved ties with Iran, and have stressed that the security of the Gulf nations – which Egypt has relied upon for financial aid to help prop up its faltering economy – is directly linked to Cairo's own.
Foreign Minister Mohammed Amr Kamel reiterated that on Tuesday, saying 'Egypt's relationship with Iran will never come at the expense of Gulf nations.'
Egypt was once closely allied to Iran's former ruling shah. The two countries severed relations after the 1979 Islamic Revolution brought a clerical rule to power in Iran and Egypt offered refuge to the deposed shah. In fact, Ahmadinejad's visit to Al-Azhar's sheik brought him not far from a grandiose Cairo mosque where the shah – despised by Iran's clerical rulers – is buried.
Relations further deteriorated after Egypt's peace treaty with Israel.
Morsi's government has presented the moves to improve ties as a policy of greater independence from the United States. He may also have geopolitical considerations: Gulf powerhouses Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are cool to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and his rule, and several experts said Morsi wants to keep the option of ties with Iran open as an alternative.
'Now relations with Gulf Countries are not that good. You need to make some balance and to play with all cards you have,' Egypt's former ambassador to Syria, Mahmoud Shukri, told The Associated Press.
Still, he and others said they don't expect normal relations to be restored between the two countries. 'This phase is to open channels and have dialogue,' Shukri said.
Morsi is also reluctant to go too far with Iran and alienate the United States, whose help Egypt is hoping for in rescuing a faltering economy, or hurt ties with Israel, with which his government has maintained cooperation despite the Brotherhood's deep enmity to the Jewish state.
'I don't see that Egypt will make a decision separate from the course of its relationship with the U.S. and Israel, for whom Iran is now the main issue,' said Mohammed Abbas Nagi, an Egyptian expert on Iran.
The Syria issue is also a complication between Morsi and Tehran. While Iran staunchly backs Assad's bloody suppression of the revolt, Cairo is home to the offices of the main Syrian opposition council, in which the Brotherhood's Syrian branch has a strong presence.
At home, ultraconservative Islamists known as Salafis, who are largely backers of Morsi, see Iran as Sunni Islam's greatest enemy. Salafi clerics often rail against Shiites and Iran in their sermons.
On Tuesday, Egypt's hardline Daawa Salafiya, which is the foundation of the main Salafi political Al-Nour Party, released a statement calling on Morsi to confront Ahmadinejad on Tehran's support for the Syrian regime and make clear that 'Egypt is committed to the protection of all Sunni nations.'
On the other end of the political spectrum, liberal politician Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat, nephew of the late President Anwar Sadat, said in a statement Tuesday that he is concerned about the Brotherhood's ties with Iran.
President Sadat was assassinated after signing Egypt's peace treaty with Israel. Iran then outraged Egyptian officials when it named a street in honor of his assassin, Khaled al-Islambouli.
Ahmadinejad is scheduled to attend the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo, which starts Wednesday. Security officials said Ahmadinejad also will tour the Pyramids in Giza.
Morsi visited Tehran last year to attend an international summit in the first visit by an Egyptian leader to Iran in years. But Morsi used the opportunity in Tehran to lash out at Iran's ally, calling the Damascus regime 'oppressive.'
Egypt's leader has spearheaded an 'Islamic quartet' of nations to try and resolve the Syrian crisis. The grouping includes Iran, as well as Turkey and Saudi Arabia, which are two of the most vocal critics of the Syrian president.
Saudi Arabia has largely abstained from the group's meetings in an apparent snub to Iran's Syria policies. Egyptian officials say they will try to revive those talks on the sidelines of this week's OIC summit.
Associated Press writer Amir Makar contributed to this report.


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APBA BASEBALL World Series Game 12 W.S. Teams Included
APBA has been producing statistical replay games since the 1950's and is acknowledged by most to be the father of all modern replay games. The baseball game first came out in 1952. These games are very detailed and highly realistic yet they are flexible enough to allow you to play at the level of complexity with which you are most comfortable. There have been numerous changes to the game over the years and you should be aware that not all cards sets are 100% compatible with all editions of the game.
This listing is for a complete World Series game. It includes all the components you need to play this edition the game. The game includes the teams for 6 classic world series matchups (1912, 1921, 1925, 1930, 1942 & 1950).
The game parts are in GOOD condition. The game is 100% complete with all of the game components accounted for. As you can see from the pics there is quite a bit of writing on the cards. However none of the game results have been changed. Other than the writing the game shows average use. The plastic binding for the Sacrifice Booklet has disintigrated over the years but all the pages are present. Overall I would grade the game parts 3-4 on a 10 scale (see condition guide below).
The game box is in GOOD condition. All the corners are split but otherwise not bad shape. I would grade it a 4 on a 10 scale (see condition guide below).
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Do you know that sinking feeling when you are in
the middle of
replaying a
season or sequence of games only to find that the card for one of the
players is missing? Well I have thoroughly
inventoried this set and
compared it to the roster list so you can be assured that you
won't get
that feeling while playing with this set. I am not of the
that a simple card count
will do. The sets often came with missing or
duplicate cards from the
factory, and who knows what the original owner may have done with them
in the course of playing with them.... Be sure to ask
your card seller if they have in fact verified
that the card set is complete by comparing it to the
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I have also carefully inspected each and every card in order to determine the condition grade I have given to this set. I do not feel that a cursory flipping through of the cards is adequate to determine the condition of a set - it is too easy to miss something. Once again - I would suggest asking your card seller to verify that they have done a careful inspection of the condition of all the cards in the set before putting their grade on it.
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The Psychology of Barack Obama as the Antichrist
Posted by The Situationist Staff on August 8, 2008
We recently highlighted the possible role of implicit associations in the John McCain ad connecting Barack Obama to Britany Spears and Paris Hilton. To continue the discussion of possible subconscious manipulations in political ads, we bring you an interesting new article on McCain's "The One" ad by Amy Sullivan of Time Magazine. Sullivan examines whether The One (available above) implicitly suggests that Obama is the Antichrist. We excerpt her article below.
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The Republican nominee's advisers brush off the charges, arguing that the spot was meant to be a "creative" and "humorous" way of poking fun at Obama's popularity by painting him as a self-appointed messiah. But even this innocuous interpretation of the ad — which includes images of Charlton Heston as Moses and culled clips that make Obama sound truly egomaniacal — taps into a conversation that has been gaining urgency on Christian radio and political blogs and in widely circulated e-mail messages that accuse Obama of being the Antichrist.
The ad was the creation of Fred Davis, one of McCain's top media gurus as well as a close friend of former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed and the nephew of conservative Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe. It first caught the attention of Democrats familiar with the Left Behind series, a fictionalized account of the end-time that debuted in the 1990s and has sold nearly 70 million books worldwide. "The language in there is so similar to the language in the Left Behind books," says Tony Campolo, a leading progressive Evangelical speaker and author.
As the ad begins, the words "It should be known that in 2008 the world shall be blessed. They will call him The One" flash across the screen. The Antichrist of the Left Behind books is a charismatic young political leader named Nicolae Carpathia who founds the One World religion (slogan: "We Are God") and promises to heal the world after a time of deep division. One of several Obama clips in the ad features the Senator saying, "A nation healed, a world repaired. We are the ones that we've been waiting for."
The visual images in the ad, which Davis says has been viewed even more than McCain's "Celeb" ad linking Obama to the likes of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, also seem to evoke the cover art of several Left Behind books. But they're not the cartoonish images of clouds parting and shining light upon Obama that might be expected in an ad spoofing him as a messiah. Instead, the screen displays a sinister orange light surrounded by darkness and later the faint image of a staircase leading up to heaven.
Perhaps the most puzzling scene in the ad is an altered segment from The 10 Commandments that appears near the end. A Moses-playing Charlton Heston parts the animated waters of the Red Sea, out of which rises the quasi-presidential seal the Obama campaign used for a brief time earlier this summer before being mocked into retiring it. The seal, which features an eagle with wings spread, is not recognizable like the campaign's red-white-and-blue "O" logo. That confused Democratic consultant Eric Sapp until he went to his Bible and remembered that in the apocalyptic Book of Daniel, the Antichrist is described as rising from the sea as a creature with wings like an eagle.
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Mara Vanderslice, another Democratic consultant, who handled religious outreach for the 2004 Kerry campaign, agrees. "If they wanted to be funny, if they really wanted to play up the idea that Obama thinks he's the Second Coming, there were better ways to do it," she says. "Why use these awkward lines like, 'And the world will receive his blessings'?"
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It's not hard to see how some Obama haters might be tempted to make the comparison. In the Left Behind books, Carpathia is a junior Senator who speaks several languages, is beloved by people around the world and fawned over by a press corps that cannot see his evil nature, and rises to absurd prominence after delivering just one major speech. Hmmh. But serious Antichrist theorists don't stop there. Everything from Obama's left-handedness to his positive rhetoric to his appearance on the cover of this magazine has been cited as evidence of his true identity. One chain e-mail claims that the Antichrist was prophesied to be "A man in his 40s of MUSLIM descent," which would indeed sound ominous if not for the fact that the Book of Revelation was written at least 400 years before the birth of Islam.
The speculation reached a fever pitch after Obama's European trip and the Berlin speech in which he called for global unity. Conservative Christian author Hal Lindsey declared in an essay on WorldNetDaily, "Obama is correct in saying that the world is ready for someone like him — a messiah-like figure, charismatic and glib … The Bible calls that leader the Antichrist. And it seems apparent that the world is now ready to make his acquaintance." The conservative website RedState.com now sells mugs and T shirts that sport a large "O" with horns and the words "The Anti-Christ" underneath.
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A new TIME poll finds that the most conservative Evangelicals are the least enthusiastic about McCain's candidacy. Convincing them that Obama does have two horns and a tail might be the best way of getting them to vote. That's what worries Campolo, who also sits on the Democratic Party's platform committee. "Those books have created a subliminal language, and I think judgments will be made unconsciously about Barack Obama," he says. "It scares the daylights out of me."
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To read the rest of the article, which is well worth the read, click here. To read a blog devoted to the belief that Obama is the Antichrist, click here. As a point of comparison to McCain's "The One" ad, check out the Swift Boat ad that was waged against John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election.
For a sample of related Situationist posts, see "Do We Miss Racial Stereotypes Today that Will Be Evident Tomorrow?," "Perceptions of Racial Divide," "New Yorker Cover of the Obamas and Source Amnesia," "Voting for a Face," "The Situation of Swift-Boating," "On Being a Mindful Voter," "Naïve Cynicism in Election 2008: Dispositionism v. Situationism?," "Implicit Associations in the 2008 Presidential Election," "The Situation of Political Animals," and "Your Brain on Politics." For other posts on the Situation of politics, click here.
20 Responses to "The Psychology of Barack Obama as the Antichrist"
August 8, 2008 at 3:43 pm
The full memo, complete with some pretty compelling images, can be found here http://www.eleisongroup.com/index.html. Everyone should read this. It certainly shocked me to discover the real audience McCain is targeting with this ad and the message he is sending them.
August 8, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Well then, what does this say about McCain? At best it seems like he's a sarcastic weasel (no offense to the mustelids) at worst it seems like he's attempting a sinister method of getting elected. Either way, we're moving to Canada if this guy gets elected. Can we be sure about his motives? Maybe he really does think that Obama is a terrorist. Nothing like having an unstable Republican running for president. Again.
August 8, 2008 at 5:40 pm
To continue the discussion of possible subconscious manipulations in political ads
The claim isn't that the ad is a "subconscious manipulation." To someone steeped in this brand of eschatology, the associations are quite explicit.
August 9, 2008 at 1:16 am
I, as an average American Citizen cannot believe the ad posted by the McCain campaign. It is insensitive and very unwise. To stoop to such low levels to try to turn Christians against an opponent running for the Presidency of our great nation is appalling at the very least. I will certainly not be voting for McCain. I am sorry to say he has proved himself unworthy of that position on many occasion.
August 9, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Hahha, good point Jeremy. We were very serious about moving to Canada several years ago, not only because of Bush but also because our home is getting damaged by changing weather systems. Not that Canada is immune, but the places we looked are safer than here. I then found out, unfortunately that Harper is a real piece of work and that unemployment is sky high in some places in Canada, plus we'd have to wait 5 years for any benefits or to become citizens. However, even if Obama gets elected, I seriously think that people like McCain and Bush have ruined the country and things will continue to get ugly even after Bush is out. We can't undo climate change, sadly. We may still leave.
August 15, 2008 at 3:32 pm
//One chain e-mail claims that the Antichrist was prophesied to be "A man in his 40s of MUSLIM descent," which would indeed sound ominous if not for the fact that the Book of Revelation was written at least 400 years before the birth of Islam.//
You'd at least expect them to get their own bullshit correct.
August 15, 2008 at 6:18 pm
If Obama is the Antichrist, and he doesn't get elected, wouldn't that contradict Revelations? Those Evangelicals had better vote for Obama.
August 16, 2008 at 5:14 pm
what is equally disturbing is people saying obama is the savior. he is neither. just a man, a man who happens to love power.
October 6, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Obama IS the antichrist. he WILL win in november, and he has mainly the support of blacks, the young, the rich, the powerful, the non-religious, the europeans. you will not be able to criticize him, you will be labeled racist. the world, it has been said, will end on dec 21, 2012 and this will coincide with the end of obama's 1st term(coincidence?) This is not some religious nut prediction of the end of the world hype that has been done many times before to no avail. This date has been backed up by scientists due to the planetary alignment that the mayans have spoken of thousand of years ago and NASA has confirmed may spell disaster, an alignment that only happens every 25000 years. the antichrist would have a 4 year free reign with the support of minions like we havent seen since hitler. wait, and we will all find out, really soon.
October 23, 2008 at 12:23 am
Metalbuoy your an idiot, go lock yourself in a closet and dont come out untill dec 22 2012, upon when I will point at you while laughing hysterically. Madmonq- get your facts strieght, this county wasnt founded by Christians it was founded by deists. Ben Frant, Thomas J and most of the founding fathers were deists. Therefor this nation wasnt founded on Christian principles and who says it is a Christain nation, not me, but regardless of what it is, at least get your facts streight before you spout off a bunch of ignorant spudo-religious jargin
October 30, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Are you kidding !!?
November 8, 2008 at 8:13 am
'Metalbuoy your an idiot'…its you're, by the way, I am glad you are so much smarter than I am. What would I do without you, TJ? Oh and by the way, I am not some loon who will hide in closets waiting for the end. I have no fear, and will live my daily life with knowledge that someone with a closed mind like you cant accept. That's just fine with me, I could care less if you live or die, really…
November 10, 2008 at 4:02 pm
"care less if you live or die" that will no doubt save u…..
if u think someone has a closed mind it's your job to open it….
if your shure who the ac is then you are shurely wrong, ever heard of the great deceiver….ahh well, i grow weary of this…till' next time i fell compelled to comment….
November 11, 2008 at 9:11 am
Ive never confessed to being a christian, herbroaster5. I am more along the lines of someone sitting back and watching this all unfold, hoping I am wrong, but seeing all these things saying I am right…I have an 11 year old daughter, I would love to be wrong but it isn't looking likely. Now obama wants a 'civilian army'. Can you say Antichrist now? http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/obamas_civilianarmy
January 7, 2009 at 12:30 am
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March 15, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Hey TJ, your (spelled wrong I know but that's what you think is correct) an idiot now aren't you?
Everything I said in my October post before the election has now come true! your (haha I can barely type as ignorantly as you without cringing) looking like the true idiot now? Where are you TJ? Huh? Gonna defend youreself (spelled so TJ can understand)?


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Facing crunch, town plots to buy back cemetery space
The Cemetery Commission's latest attempt to find a solution to the town's rapidly diminishing cemetery space could line a few folk's pockets.
From July 1 to Oct. 1, the commission is offering to buyback unused cemetery plots for $600 a plot. The plan is an attempt to provide additional burying spaces at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, which commissioners anticipate will be full in five to seven years. Once that happens, residents who want to be buried in Arlington could be out of luck, unless the town finds more room or a resident owns a plot at St. Paul's Cemetery, owned by Archdiocese of Boston.
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Craft beer makers enjoy strong growth
Chalk up a win for David over Goliath. While sales of megabrewers' offerings are flatter than a day-old Bud, small craft breweries have become the stoutest segment of the $87 billion U.S. beer industry.
Just as consumers have developed new cravings for artisanal food, so beer drinkers are forsaking mainstream suds for hoppy India Pale Ales, German-style wheat beers and Belgian-style ales brewed here in the U.S.
"It's part of the general 'premiumization' of consumer goods in America," said Charlie Storey, vice president of marketing for Boston's Harpoon Brewery. "We have gourmet popcorn now, and ice cream and mustard, which you wouldn't have expected 20 years ago."
While craft beer shipments have grown by nearly 30 percent since 2003, overall beer shipments have grown just 2 percent, according to data compiled by Beer Marketer's Insights Inc.
The Brewers Association, a Boulder, Colo.-based industry group, defines craft beers as those brewed at small, independent breweries with only barley malts as opposed to cheaper substitutes such as rice and corn. At the end of 2006, there were nearly 1,400 craft breweries in the U.S. churning out a rapidly multiplying selection of beer styles.
"People are looking for more flavors and new and different flavors and that fits perfectly with what craft brewers are doing with seasonal releases," said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. "You're going to get new flavors on the shelf every three months."
Local craft brewers have shared in the sector's gains.
The Boston Beer Co., brewers of Samuel Adams, shipped 1.6 million barrels in 2006, a 17 percent increase over the previous year. The South Boston-based company, which is considering building a new brewery in Freetown, posted a profit of $18.2 million, up 17 percent from 2005.
Founded in 1986, Harpoon Brewery topped the 100,000-barrel mark for the first time in 2006, Storey said. The number of barrels sold rose 14 percent over 2005. Harpoon is sold at thousands of bars and package stores in 22 states east of the Mississippi River.
Although its flagship Harpoon IPA accounts for the bulk of the brewery's sales, with about 60,000 barrels shipped last year, Harpoon's fastest-growing offering is its UFO, a German-style unfiltered wheat beer.
This month it launched a new year-round product, Brown Session Ale, with six malts and hints of chocolate. At 4.3 percent alcohol by volume, it's Harpoon's lowest-alcohol beer and designed for extended drinking sessions -- hence the name.
The sales volume of seasonal brews grew 30 percent last year, and sales of variety packs, which contain severa beer styles in six- or 12-pack containers, grew 39 percent. The data, which only reflects sales in supermarkets, was compiled by researchers Information Resources Inc. of Chicago.
New Century Brewing Co. expects a big jump in demand now that grocery chain Trader Joe's has agreed to carry its Edison Light in more than 100 stores on the West Coast. Previously, the beer was only available in about 30 Trader Joe's stores in the East and Midwest.
"People are drinking something different from the mainstream," said New Century owner Rhonda Kallman, who runs the firm out of her Cohasset home. "You see the numbers from the Budweiser brand declining, and those drinkers have to be going somewhere."
Wachusett Brewing Company, which has 10 styles of beer, brewed 15,000 barrels in 2006, director of sales Peter Quinn said. The Westminster-based brewery's top seller: a blueberry wheat ale, launched four years ago.
"Certainly the market is maturing, and people are becoming more aware of craft brews in general," Quinn said.
Boston Beer, the nation's largest craft brewer, spent $12.8 million on marketing and selling expenses during 2006. But most other craft beers' gains have been accomplished without hefty marketing budgets.
Most independent brewers promote their brands through festivals and sponsorships rather than TV and print ads.
"It's very difficult for us to use conventional mass marketing techniques," Storey said. "We'd never be able to achieve the share of voice to be noticed in the marketplace."
Beer-related Web sites are providing a new avenue for online chatter about notable brews. Beeradvocate.com, a Cambridge-based Web site founded in 1996 by brothers Jason and Todd Alström, contains thousands of beer and bar reviews and event listings. This month it topped 100,000 members.
"They're very passionate about beer," Gatza, of the Brewers Association, said of the Web site. "That's a huge number that gives them incredible outreach to consumers and just a great network and an ability to communicate about what's going on."
Big beer companies such as St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, which controls nearly half of the U.S. beer market, aren't sitting still. Anheuser-Busch owns a 33-percent stake in Seattle's Redhook Ale Brewing Co., which has a brewery in Portsmouth, N.H.
On Feb. 1, Anheuser-Busch became the exclusive U.S. importer of InBev's European brands including Stella Artois, Beck's and Bass Pale Ale. The agreement will boost Anheuser-Busch's imports by about 1.5 million barrels annually.
This month, Anheuser-Busch entered a joint venture with Indian brewer Crown Beers Ltd. to brew and distribute its Budweiser beer on the Indian subcontinent. It also has plans to double to 200 the number of Chinese cities where Budweiser is sold. The company operates 14 breweries in China.
And it's exploring potential growth in the spirits market as well, entering a partnership with Ku Soju Inc. of Laguna Hills, Calif., to distribute a distilled spirit called Ku Soju in the U.S., according to a Brandweek report.
"They've been very active on the international stage getting U.S. rights to distribute (imports), doing more internationally and dabbling in spirits," Gatza said. "They're at least dipping their toe in the water (toward) being more than a beer company."
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